The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-22
THE STATE GRANGE.
It Closes Its Session in This City
Last Night.
They Tendered the City Vote OF
Thanks, and Most Of the Members
Return to Their Respective
Homes To-day.

The state Grange met yesterday al
tarnoon in the assembly room. The
time was principally taken up in pass
ing resolutions and reports OF commit
tees. The Grange only elects officers
every two years, so there was no elec
ton of officers, as stated in yesterdays
DEMOCRAT, except that one member OF
the executive committee was elected tC
serve for term of three years. The
honor fell upon Mr.. David Grouse, OF
Ross county, who is member of the
present committee and was unani'
mously reelected. The following com
mittees reported:
Your Committee on Legislation sub
nit the following report:
Believing that farmers have greater
interest in the legislation of the cOun-
try as farmers than as partisans, and
that in a government "of the people,
by the people, and for the people" the
diversified interests of the State and
nation could be best promoted If the
law making bodies thereof were COM
posed of men practically acquainted
with their several interests, and realiZ-
ing that agriculture is not only entitled
to, but that the general good OF all
would be promoted, should the farmers
of Ohio secure their just proportion OF
representation; therefore,
RESOLVED, That we urge all farmers,
especially members of our order, to ac-
quaint themselves with the methods
adopted by politicians, whereby they
control the nomination and election OF
undue numbers of professional men,
unacquainted with our wants by active
cooperation, and secure in the future a
fair representation of men with thor
Ough, practical knowledge of our ne
ceSSltles.
RESOLVED, That while we welcome
the honest and industrious from all
lands to our shores, yet we earnestly
petitioIe Congress to modify our laws
so as TO prevent anarchist, criminals
and paupers from foreign countries
from landing on our soil.
RESOLVED, That we memorialize
Congress to create department of
agriculture whose secretary shall be a
member of the Cabinet.
RESOLVED, That the Grange memoir
ialize Congress to so modify our rev.
enue laws so as to reduce the national
taxes and prevent the accumulation of
the surplus, at the same time protect
ing alike the producer of raw material
and the manufactured articles Of our
entire country.
Believing the sale of intoxicating
liquors as a beverage is the cause of
most OF the pauperism, misery and
crime so prevalent in our State,
RESOLVED, That we urge upon the
General Assembly the repeal of that
part of the Dow law which authorizes
municipal corporations to permit such
traffic on the Sabbath day.
Also, believing that the citizens 0f
the county are entitled to equal pro-
lection with the cities, we therefore
urge upon the Ganeral Assembly that
the local option provisions of the Dow
law be made to apply to the townships
as well as the cities.
RESOLVED, That the General AS
sembly be requested to modify our
election laws so that all township and
other officers be elected at the annual
fall election, thus obviating the expense
of the annual spring election.
RESOLVED, That the General Assem-
bly, be requested to require by law
roads and transportation companies
operated wholly within the State to
comply with the regulations OF the In
ter-State Commerce law.
RESOLVED, That the General Assem-
bly, be requested to prohibit by law,
dealers and manufacturers of bogus
butter in imitation of the genuine arti-
Gle, thus deceiving the purchasers.
RESOLVED, That while we approve
of liberal pensions to the unfortunate,
we urge the most rigid economy in all
appropriations.
RESOLVED, That we request the Gen
eral Assembly to change the manage
ment of our country schools from dis
trict directors to township hands, con-
sisting Of one member from each sub
district. A. II. PEAsE,
Il. Y. JOY,
+. NJ. STRONG,
SMITH SANFORD,
GEO. w. GONDER,
Mrs. NJ. f. TABER.